Ministers missing own targets across the board

The Sunday Business Post has compared the government’s newly released public service performance report with its own official targets, which are published separately

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone

Ministers are missing their own key performance targets on child protection, bed blockers and Garda squad cars. The Sunday Business Post has compared the government’s newly released public service performance report with its own official targets, which are published separately.

It shows that despite Minister for Children Katherine Zappone setting a target of allocating a social worker for children in difficulty in 90 per cent of cases, this was only achieved in 78 ...